BART: woman trapped under train causes service delays

SAN FRANCISCO -- A woman was rescued from beneath a BART train at the Embarcadero Station on Sunday evening, an incident that caused major delays throughout the transit system, a spokeswoman said.

The unidentified woman was spotted beneath the train at 5:33 p.m., BART spokeswoman Alicia Trost said. She was rescued from the tracks and later taken to a hospital, but details of her condition were not available.

Passengers experienced delays of 20 minutes while police investigated the incident, Trost said. Normal service resumed at about 7 p.m. Foul play is not suspected.